I attended a book signing and talk by Harry Boonin at Kesher Isreal today. He gave an interesting talk about the history of the temple and an insight into the history of the Jews in Philly. An interesting bit was his mention of a part of the building’s history where the Christian community collaborated with the Jewish community during a move and had mutual respect for each others religious paraphernalia. I have to wonder how the different communities could understand each other without wikipedia!
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Book Signing @ Kesher Isreal
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